Runs Batted In : 1945 American League Top 25

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1945 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nick Etten 111 New York Yankees 1
Roy Cullenbine 93 Cleveland Indians 2
Detroit Tigers  
Vern Stephens 89 St. Louis Browns 3
Rudy York 87 Detroit Tigers 4
George Binks 81 Washington Senators 5
Joe Kuhel 75 Washington Senators 6
Bob Johnson 74 Boston Red Sox 7
Roy Schalk 65 Chicago White Sox 8
Snuffy Stirnweiss 64 New York Yankees 9
Catfish Metkovich 62 Boston Red Sox 10
Jeff Heath 61 Cleveland Indians 11
George McQuinn 61 St. Louis Browns  
Hank Greenberg 60 Detroit Tigers 13
Milt Byrnes 59 St. Louis Browns 14
Doc Cramer 58 Detroit Tigers 15
Johnny Dickshot 58 Chicago White Sox  
Frankie Hayes 57 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Cleveland Indians  
George Kell 56 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Mickey Rocco 56 Cleveland Indians  
Pat Seerey 56 Cleveland Indians  
Oris Hockett 55 Chicago White Sox 21
Eddie Mayo 54 Detroit Tigers 22
Cass Michaels 54 Chicago White Sox  
Harlond Clift 53 Washington Senators 24
Hersh Martin 53 New York Yankees  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?